National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best film director of the year.
American director Martin Scorsese and Swedish director Ingmar Bergman won this award a record three times. Scorsese won for Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), and Goodfellas (1990); Bergman won for Persona (1967), Shame (Skammen) + Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) (1968), and The Passion of Anna (En passion) (1970). Robert Altman, Luis Buñuel, David Cronenberg, Clint Eastwood, Greta Gerwig, Mike Leigh, Terence Malick, Steven Spielberg, and François Truffaut each won the award twice.
Winners
1960s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Michelangelo Antonioni | Blowup |
| 1967 | Ingmar Bergman | Persona |
| 1968 | Ingmar Bergman | Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) |
| Shame (Skammen) | ||
| 1969 | François Truffaut | Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés) |
1970s
1980s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Martin Scorsese | Raging Bull |
| 1981 | Louis Malle | Atlantic City |
| 1982 | Steven Spielberg | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1983 | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo) |
| 1984 | Robert Bresson | Money (L'argent) |
| 1985 | John Huston | Prizzi's Honor |
| 1986 | David Lynch | Blue Velvet (film) |
| 1987 | John Boorman | Hope and Glory |
| 1988 | Philip Kaufman | The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
| 1989 | Gus Van Sant | Drugstore Cowboy |
1990s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Martin Scorsese | Goodfellas |
| 1991 | David Cronenberg | Naked Lunch |
| 1992 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven |
| 1993 | Steven Spielberg | Schindler's List |
| 1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
| 1995 | Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
| 1996 | Lars von Trier | Breaking the Waves |
| 1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
| 1998 | Steven Soderbergh | Out of Sight |
| 1999 | Mike Leigh | Topsy-Turvy |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
| Traffic | ||
| 2001 | Robert Altman | Gosford Park |
| 2002 | Roman Polanski | The Pianist |
| 2003 | Clint Eastwood | Mystic River |
| 2004 | Zhang Yimou | Hero (Ying xiong) |
| House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) | ||
| 2005 | David Cronenberg | A History of Violence |
| 2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
| 2007 | Paul Thomas Anderson | There Will Be Blood |
| 2008 | Mike Leigh | Happy-Go-Lucky |
| 2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Fincher | The Social Network |
| 2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
| 2012 | Michael Haneke | Amour |
| 2013 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | Inside Llewyn Davis |
| 2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood[1] |
| 2015 | Todd Haynes | Carol[2] |
| 2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight[3] |
| 2017 | Greta Gerwig | Lady Bird[4] |
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma[5] |
| 2019 | Greta Gerwig | Little Women[6] |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland[7] |
References
- ^ National Society of Film Critics Taps 'Goodbye To Language' As Best Film Of 2014 — Deadline
- ^ National Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 (FULL LIST) - Variety
- ^ Patrick Shanley (January 7, 2017). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Hilary Lewis (January 6, 2018). "'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Katie Kilkenny (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Trilby Beresford; Sharareh Drury (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap